Morality and Truth

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This paper discusses how the concepts of morality and truth have been defined since the beginning of time, how idealists such as Plato defined morality in a deliberate manner, and how the Bible defines morality and truth in much the same manner. It looks at how the Bible has established principles and laws that govern how a society should operate, how it supports the idea that a moral and true society operates for the benefit and good of all men, and that all men are subject to the same rules and regulations. These ideas and principles are explored further within this paper.

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"Ethics according to Plato involved deliberately thinking about one's decisions, the "art of reasoning about morality, a reflective exercise on a moral rule" (Steffensen, 1966). Morality and ethics actually are tied hand in hand according to Plato. The actual decision an individual makes regarding anything reflects upon what truths this person believes to be real. A decision is merely in essence the course of action one selects. Plato would also observe however, that some decisions lie in a person's deduction or reasoning of why one option should be taken over another. He might argue that we make a decision and only then finding a way to justify it. Plato also comments in "The Republic" that reality exists only as far as some people can see (Beatty, 1976)."

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